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B. R/DUTCHER.

LOOSE LEAF STAND FORLEDGERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, I920.

1,4I;@3,393 Paten ted Jan. W, 1922.

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B. R. BUTCHER.

LOOSE LEAF STAND FOR LEDGERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, 1920.

igggfigg I Patented Jan. 10, 1922,

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VI Y GEE,

BERNARD COHLBMIY, NE'W' N. E, A

..Zlt07z0mit may concern;

Be it known that l. Benin-vireo R. Durormn, citizen of the United States residing in New York. in the county of llew York and State of New York have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loose-Leaf Stands for L-e'lgcrs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in leaves or sheets for loose-leaf binders and to operating with the loose-leaves binuer for aiding in their lily support is especially designed for use with a temporary hinder or loose-leaf holder or book, and lhave shown my device in use with form of the binder; but the improvements both in the cover and the sup ports are capable of embodiment and are desirable for use. with other forms of tenporarv binders and other relations where U. is desirable to facilitate the handling of loose S1."

es of this invention are vise an improved device which Y of temporary binders or loose sheet noloers and particularly those ulati "1 provide an improved device Les the in enipulation and handi ry binders and the insertion sheets therefrom. ourth to provide a practical, durable, easily tured support of the kind mentioned above.

Other objects of the invention will appear the description proceeds; and while herein minute details of the invention are described, the invention is not limited to these, since many and various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention claimed.

in the accompanying drawing, showing by of example, one of possible embodiments of the invention,-

Figure l is a perspective view of a structure embodying the features of my invention, wit met a binder therein;

2 is a plan of the same;

binder 6),

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jay M) Serial "0. Se l/Z1 2.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation;

Fig. i is a view in vertical longitudinal section on the line 4:-4:, of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the. line 5o, of Fig. 2;

showing the binder therein;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a detail and Fig. 8 is a face view of the loose-leaf or sheet.

lily improved loose-leaf support or tray is adapted for use with a loose-leaf book comprising a pack of leaves 7 (Figs. 6 and 8) each having midway of its inner ed e 8 a projecting locating tab 9, a middle perforation 10 am. side perforations 11, each perforation being near and equally spaced from the inner edge 8 of the leaf and equally spaced from the adjacent perforation.

Said book also comprises a pair of clamping bars 12 (Fig. 6), one on each side of said pack of leaves at said inner edges and each provided with lrey holes 13 at one end with looking openings registering with the middle perforation l0 and one of the side perforations 11. A pair of posts 16, one of which is shown in Fig. 6. pass through said openings and the middle perforation 10 and one or the oth r of the side perforations 1 and are locked in said lockholes by suitable locking means conprising a squared Key receiving arbor in said lzey holes 13. v nding or cover boards 18 are hinged to said clamping bars 12 and adapter to cover said pack and project a slight distance at the top and bottom edges of said leaves whether the leaves are off-set from each other as in the upper part of Fig. 6, or not, as in the lower part.

The tray itself comprises a pair of side walls 20 ig. l), a front end wall 21, and a rear end wall 22, (Fig. 4-) 7 having its upper edge 23 lower than the upper edges of t 116 other walls. A pair of forwardly and downwardly inclined supporting strips 25 and26 (Fig. 1) are secured to the inner face'of said side walls and have their upper ends meeting the upper edge of said rear wall 22 and the front ends extending to near the bottom edge of the side walls 20, about a fourth of the length of the side wall from the rear wall. Above the lower end portion of said strip 25 is an upper guide 27 above is a perspective view or the support and parallel to the supporting strip 25 and spaced therefrom about the thickness of the cover board 18 of the hook in order to receive the cover board as 6.

A hinged plate (Fig. 41-) is hinged to the upper edge of said rear wall 22 .in the I .Z 1 plane thereof and adapted to lold over against said supporting strips 25 and 26 as in Fig. 1, and is provided with a binding wire 31 (Fig. &) beaded in the upper and side edges of the hinged plate and having at each end a guide extension 32 extending down against the outer face of the rear wall when the hinged plate is up, and extending approximately in alinement with said sup porting strips 25 and 26 (Fig. 1) when the hinged plate rests on the strips for aiding in supporting the cover board 18, (Fig. 6). I

Obviouslythis hinged plate may be omi ted and the strips 25 and 26 extended to or near the upper edge of the rear wall 22 whether the rear wall is the same height as the other walls or not.

A forwardly and upwardly inclined transverse rear supporting plate 35 (Fig. 1) is secured between said side walls with its lower edge flanged as at 36 and engaging under the lower end of said strips 25 and The upper edge 37 of the plate is nearly midway between the front and rear walls 21 and 22, slightly nearer the rear wall. Said plate 35 is providedwith a pair of openings 39 forming therebetween n. locating her 4-0 adapted to engage said tabs 9 6), or between, the tabs if the leaves are off-set from each other. i

The side plate 20 opposite to said upper guide 27 is out to form a key receiving opening 622 for permitting; the insertion of a key to said hey holes 13 for unlocking the posts when the loose-leaf book is resting on said strips 25 and 26 as stated. 7

A. forwardly and downwardly inclined forward supporting plate 45 (Fig. 1), supported between said side walls extends from the upper edge 3'? of said rearsupporting plate andis formed with a forward flange 46 joining the side walls near the lower edges about the distance of one fourth the length of the side wall from said forward wall 21., Said forward plate isprovided with a pair of manipulating openings 4:9 forming" therebetween a positioning bar 50 joining saidlocating,- loar i0 and adapted to engage and. separate the tahs 9 6). Forward supporting strips 51 1), on the inuer'face of the side walls, extend from saidflang'e 46 of the forward plate to the upper edge of the front wall 21.

The major portion of said side walls 20 between said forward. plate 45 and said for ward strips 51 is cut away thereby forming large triangular guide-door openings 53 havlng their lower edges near and parallel to said plate 415 and strips 51. A. triangular guidedoor 54L hinged to the forward inclined edge of each of said door openings 53 is provided with an inwardly pressed guide panel 55 slightly spaced from said strip 51 and adapted when the cover board 18 (Fig. 6) is restin on said forward 'uide stri s 51 to just above the lower ends of the forward strips, for the insertion of the key into the hey-hole 13 of the binder for locking the parts before the loose-leaf bookis removec from the tray. 7 The operation of the device is very simple. The bound and looked looseleaf book or binder is placed in the tray with its rear cover hoard resting under the guide strip 27 and upon the strips 25 ane and the extensions 32, the forward face of the leaves or sheets being exposed and their inner edges against the locating bar 40, the key holes 13 of the clamping bars of the binders being exposed by the opening 4-2. i r

hey is then inserted through the opening into the lrey holes, and posts 16 are unlocked, whereupon the posts and the forward cover board 18 are removed. The, forward. cover boardsfare then placed upon the supporting; strips 53, as in Fig.6, and the doors 5% are closed and latched. The leaves or sheets are thentaken up one by one or in groups and deposited'in the forward part of the tray with their tabs on either the one side or the other of the posi tioniue bar -50. 7

All of the sheets on which items are entered are off-set with their tabs on one side otthe positioning: har,. and those on which items are not so entered placed face down with their tabs on the other side of-the bar, the offset sheets may he examined for iii cation or may be otherwise treated as occasion may require.

. After all ofthe sheets have been placed in theferward part of the tray, the rear cover board is placed thereon, the posts replaced and locked, either with or without leaving the leaves off-set from each other, since there are only two postsand they always valine with the middle perforationand one of the side perforations. I 7

After the posts are thus locked in place, the doors 5% are opened and the bound looseleaf book reinoved the openings 49 permittingr one hand to grasp the inner edge of the book.

Obviously, the operation elf-setting of the loose-leaves, or other features of the invention will be found useful in many operations other than those relating to accounting.

1 claim:

1. In combination, downwardly and forwardly inclined rear supporting strips; an upwardly and forwardly inclined transverse rear supporting plate having its rear edge engaging the lower end of said strips, with openings forming therebetween a locating bar transverse to the plate; a'downwardly and forwardly inclined forward supporting plate extending .rom the upper edge of said rear plate and provided with openings forming a positioning bar joining said locating bar; upwardly and forwardly inclined forward supporting strips extending from the lower edge of the forward plate; and guide panels slightly spaced from the forward strips.

2. In combination, front, rear and side walls; a pair of forwardly and downwardly inclined supporting strips secured to the inner face of said side walls and having their upper ends meeting the upper edge of said rear wall and the front end extending to near the bottom edge of the side walls about a fourth of the length of the side wall from the rear wall, the lower end portion of one of said strips being trough-shaped and opening inwardly to form an upper guide above and parallel to the supporting strip and spaced therefrom about the thickness of the cover board of a loose-leaf book; a forwardly and upwardly inclined transverse rear supporting plate secured between said side walls and engaging the lower end of said strips; a downwardly and forwardly inclined forward supporting plate joining said rear plate; and forwardly and upwardly inclined forward supporting means forward of said forward plate.

3. In combination, side members; a pair of forwardly and downwardly inclined supporting strips secured on the inner face of said side members, a portion of one of said strips being trough-shaped and opening inwardly to form an upper guide above and parallel to the supporting strip and spaced therefrom; and a forwardly and upwardly inclined transverse rear supporting member having its rear edge disposed near the lower end of said strips.

4. In combination, side walls; front and rear walls; downwardly and forwardly inclined rear supporting strips secured thereto and a forwardly and upwardly inclined transverse rear supporting plate secured between said side walls with its lower edge flanged and engaging under the lower end of said strips and its upper edge nearly midway between the front and rear walls, slightly nearer the rear wall, said plate being provided with a pair of separated openings thereby forming therebetween a locating bar adapted to engage tabs of looseleaves of a loose-leaf book resting on said strips with its inner edge against said plate.

5. In combination, downwardly and forwardly inclined rear supporting means; and a forwardly and upwardly inclined transverse rear supporting plate having its lower edge near the lower part of said means, said plate being provided with a pair of separated openings, thereby forming a locating bar transverse to said plate.

6. In combination, rear and side walls; forwardly and downwardly rear supporting strips on the inner face of the side walls, one of said side walls being cut away above the supporting strip to form a lrey receiving opening; and an upwardly and forwardly inclined rear supporting plate between said side walls and joining said strips.

7. In combination, side walls; forwardly and downwardly rear supporting means on the inner face of the side walls, said side wall above said means being cut away to form a key receiving opening; and a supporting member near the forward part of said means.

8. In combination, side walls; and supporting means mounted between said walls, one of said side walls above said means being cut away to form a key receiving openmg,

9. In combination, a pair of side walls; a rear end wall having its upper edge lower than the upper edges of the other walls; forwardly and downwardly inclined rear supporting strips secured to said side walls and joining the upper edge of said rear vall; an upwardly and forwardly inclined rear supporting plate between said side walls and joining said strips; a hinged plate hinged to the upper edge of said rear wall in the plane thereof and adapted to fold over against said supporting strips; and a binding wire beadedin the upper and side edges of said hinged plate and having a guide extension extending down against the outer face of the rear wall when the hinged alinement with said supportin strips when the hinged plate rests on the strips.

10. In combination, forwardly and downwardly inclined supporting means; an upwardly and forwardly inclined rear supporting member extending from near said means; a hinged member adapted to fold over against said supporting means; and guide extensions secured to said hinged member and extending down when the hinged member is up, and extending approximately in alinement with said supporting means when the hinged member rests on said means.

11. lin combination, downwardly inclined supporting means; a supporting member near the lower end of said means; a movable member; and guide extensions secured to said movable member and adapted to extend approximately in alinement with said supporting means. 7

12. In combination, a tray comprising front and side walls; rear supporting means in the rearof the tray; an upwardly and forwardly inclined rear supporting plate between said side walls and joining said means and provided with a locating bar; a forwardly and downwardly inclined supporting plate supported between said sidewalls and extending from the upper'edge of said rear supporting plate and extending the lower edges of the side walls and provided with a pair of manipulating openings formingtherebetween a positioning bar joining said locating bar; and forward supporting means extending from near the lower part of the forward plate .to near the upper part of the front wall.

13. In combination, side walls; rear supporting means at the rear of the walls; a rear supporting member between said side walls and forward of said means; a .forwardly and downwardly inclined supporting plate supported between said side walls and extending from near the upper part of said rear supporting member and provided with a pair of manipulating openings and a positioning bar transverse to the plate; and forward supporting means near the forward edge of the plate.

14. In combination, side walls; rear supporting means at the rear of the walls; a rear supporting member between said side walls and forward of said means; a forwardly and downwardly inclined supporting'plate supported between said side walls and extending from near the upper part of said rear supporting member and provided with a pair of manipulating openings and a positioning bar transverse to the plate; and forward supporting strips extending upwardly from the'forward edge of the plate, one of said side walls being provided with a key hole above and near the meeting point p of said strips withtheplate.

15. In combination, side walls; a forwardly and downwardly inclined supporting plate supported between said side walls; and

forward supporting means near the forward edge of the plate, one of said side walls being provided with a key hole above the lower edge of said plate, and an opening above said key hole.

16'. In combination, side walls; a forwardly and downwardly inclined supporting plate supported between said side walls; and forward supporting means near the forward .awayfrom the edge of the cover board.

18. In combination, sidewalls; supporting member disposed between the side walls;

and inclined supporting strips remotely spaced apart to leave a wide open space therebetween and supported on the inner face ofthe side walls and extending downwardly to near the lower edge of said member; said side walls serving to position looseleaves on said strips. f

: 19. In combination, forwardlyand downwardly inclinedrea r supporting stripsremotely spaced apart to leave a wide open space therebetween; a transverse rear supporting member with its lowerpart near the lower end of said strips; a forwardlyand downwardly disposed forward supporting member extending from the upper "part'of said rear member; forward supporting strips remotely spaced apart to leave-a wide open space therebetween and extending-forwardly and upwardly fromnear the lower edge of to position loose-leaveson said strips 7 r v V BERNARD n. DUTCHER.

Witnesses: W. L. BAKELAR,

H. D. PENNEY.

said forward member and means serving 

